[ubuntu-uk] Lost Signal

[John Taylor]

Rob Beard wrote:
> John Taylor wrote:
>
>   
>> Tried suggestion twice but it tries to load but to no avail(I say OK to 
>> all suggestion)
>>
>>
>> Cant boot with "sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart" - have to switch off
>>
>> Any other ideas?.........When it tries to load desktop I hear a sound of 
>> drums in the distance very faint!
>>
>>
>> Regards
>> John
>>
>>     
>
> If you're saying yes to all questions it could be trying to use a 
> resolution that isn't suitable for your monitor (I've seen this on my 
> other half's desktop with a 15" LCD, it tries to use a default of 
> 1280x1024!).
>
> Did you select the right graphics card driver?
>
> Maybe using vesa might work?
>
> When you get to the video modes used by the X server (it's in the 
> monitor configuration), try scrolling down the list.
>
> On my machine it has a asterisk next to 1280x1024, 1152x864, 1024x768, 
> 800x600 and 640x480.  Looks a bit like this...
>
> [*] 1280x1024
> [ ] 1280x800
> [ ] 1280x768
> [ ] 1200x800
> [*] 1152x864
> [ ] 1152x768
> [*] 1024x768
> [*] 800x600
> [*] 640x480
>
> It might be worth de-selecting anything higher than 1024x768 (just 
> select the item from the list and press the space bar to select/deselect 
> an item).
>
> When it comes to selecting monitor characteristics, try using the Simple 
> selection and selecting the size nearest to your screen size (if it's a 
> TFT monitor you *might* get away with selecting the next size up).
>
> After you've reconfigured X, don't forget to restart gdm (or just issue 
> the command startx at the command line prompt to give it a try).  If you 
> get any error messages, try and post them if you can.
>
> Anyway, hope this helps.
>
> Rob
>
>   
Rob

I get

Fatal server error
server is already active for display 0

If sever is no longer running remove ?temp/.X0 lock

Theres a lot more - how do I copy this by email to you?

John
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